UNSPSC 50425800: Dried sea vegetables

The type of vegetable known as sea vegetables that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425800 Dried sea vegetables is a Class code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect dried seaweed or marine plant procurement. Instead, the posted solicitations show that state and local governments use this code — or it is being applied — to procure broad food service supplies including proteins, grains, dairy, produce, beverages, janitorial supplies, and prepared entrees for institutional meal programs serving schools, corrections facilities, and child care operations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying activity suggests either systematic miscoding in state procurement systems or that the code has drifted from its original definition; for vendors evaluating genuine dried seaweed opportunities, this code shows limited relevant recent activity.

The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Muscogee County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller, Illinois state procurement, Georgia statewide), and municipal child care programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) soliciting food products for 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly deliveries; the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services grocery items IFB (due April 29, 2026) covering over 900 line items across snacks, produce, dairy, and prepared entrees; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products IFB (extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and vegetables to six distribution points; and the Oregon Department of Corrections dried pinto and red beans ITB (due June 19, 2026) for 42,500 pounds. Most activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Oregon, Missouri, and Illinois, with school district child nutrition programs and correctional facilities driving recurring demand.